The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1887-12-21
RocKPoET.
Hon. Lewis Jones Pays The Town a
Visit And Receives An Ovation Ri
singers Prospects,

singers Prospects.
RoCKPoRT. KY, Dee. l9.-The fu-
sion of the knights and Democrats has
mystified and alarmed the Republic
cans. They are rushing around in
confusion, seeming to dread an explo-
sion at every step, and 1t is well they
may; for Jones never trod more uncer.
tain grounds. They talk of great out
pouring of Butler county, but let them
pour; we will paralyze it.
Jones has made trip among the
mines, bringing up here Saturday. He
tried to get up sort of jamboree among
The miners, hut they wouldn't jam.
He daubed on his war paint and tried
All hands up and "a swing around the
political pot to make II boil, hut she
wouldn't "bile."
The Republicans, not the least OF
hom is their organ at Central City,
turn up their noses at the Knights, rid
iculing their strength, their unity, aud
falsely charging Risinger. But we
shall see whether this is wise treat
ment. Thursday will discover to them
are in pOsitiOn to command respect
aud consideration, aud Thursday will
be too late for the Republicans to even
turn the discovery into Usefulness.
But. as | before remarked, the Hon.
Lewis Jones. that never defeated old
hero Of AN hundred battles, and sup
posed to be invincible made trip
among the mine-, ending up here for a
,l..x. 4. shal
intelligence aud accomplish ments he
hears the nomination and represents
Hamitonian principles. Those who
know him can best judge. Under the
auspices of Squire Duncan he was given
an ovation, aud there was one funny
incident of the triumph which | must
relate. IL occurred al the post-office,
where crowd had gathered to get
their mail With the blast and -four
ish of a brass hand, the hoary hero was
rushed up the street at rate that made
him dizzy. The master of ceremony
wore a look Of triumph, which had in
it streak Of "oh, for more worlds to
conquern' But the hero's couute-
nance seemed saddened by an Ajsx's
prayer !. e.-"oh, for more lightW
Arriving at the Office, the first victim
singled ont for "A telling introduction,
was Mr.. Lewis Hsden, and | was as
tohi he'd at Squire's imprudence There
can be but one way OF accounting for
il, aud that was because they were all
good Campbellites. But Squire might
have known something would happen
to "oust" that ovation wide open. Yet
in his enthusiasm, he went on until he
saw the ovation ovate till il was as
limp and MINDLESS as a collapsed blad.
der.
Striking attitude, and drawing him
self up to his full height, tne Squire
began. "Mr. Haden, Mr.. Hsden! ]
have the honor aud great pleasure OF
Introducing to you our next State Sem
atOr, the Hon - here he grabbed Jones
by the collar and gave him a jerk for
ward, that made his cOat-tail crack
like whip, while Haden advanced,
cordially grasping jones' hand, and
before Squire could finish the sentence)
remarkiUg, why, hOwdy do, Senator Ri
singer Pm glad to meet you ut was hit
that brought down the house, and the
Squire felt its full force. In his confu-
sion, he seemed to soliloquize about as
follows: "Why, hang 1t, that next
Senator business was an unfortunate
idea in my program, and the first OPP
pOrtunity shall kick myself for ever
thinking it was the proper thing. The
fact Is, my program seems little too
ponderous, anyway, the blasted thing
kind says In the middle" Jones, not
so badly ratified, helped the Squire cut,
remarking that he was not exactly the
"ntxt Senator" but was "trying to git
thar Just AS hard" Under the head Of
reorganization, with incidental re-
trenchment and reform, Squire cOntin-
uei his collapsed ovation on much
reduced plan of procedure L. G., with
less of the "hoop 'em up Lily Jane,
and more Of the he may not be the
Senator after ALL"
Hon. Lewis Jones no doubt was
loaded to the muzzle with statecraft,
aud il he had been of "A mind to, could
have said that which would stamp him
ns man of affairs who ought to be In
Congress graphing with the acute sub
tleties of the profoundest questions of
governmental art, but somehow he
choose to say none of those In eresting
things. His trainers probably, fearing
that ii he opened his mouth, he would
put his foot in 1t, advised him to just
hold STILL look purity and say nothing.
The Knights held district meeting
here Saturday. Representatives from
all the assemblys were present. As to
the object and proceedings of the meet
sng Im not advised, but IL WAS that
which will tell next Thursday What
ever Risinger is, or may have been po-
litically there is no doubling that he
IL true knight now, and all who nn
derstand the grave importance Of the
will not lose sight Of II or
fall to lay aside all party prejndices,
and like true Knight for "A Knight,
place their order upon grounds that
will not aud can not be ignored In the
future. SUGGS.